I just started a new nano tank, and I thought it would be a good idea to chronicle progress here. The tank itself is a 12'' cube (Aqueon brand). I'm currently using this light, but I'm considering swapping it for this one, since it's a bit more powerful and I'm trying some more delicate plants...

Hello I’m an absolute newbie who has been watching YouTube videos of Walstad style tanks for a long long time. Finally I took the plunge yesterday and started my tank. It’s a 45x27x30cm tank, with mineralised dirt substrate and a coarse sand cap. I think I added too much sand and too little...

So I notice my male Koi Angelfish seems a bit bloated. He was like that yesterday and it hasn't gone down today so I am starting to wonder about him. I am kind of thinking he is constipated, but I am not 100% sure. He looks and acts fine besides the bloat. He does seem a bit on the shy side...

Hello Everyone, I apologize in advance for the long brain dump of a post. I previously kept a planted tank back in 2016, a high-tech, medium-light 46 gal bow front, and enjoyed pretty good success. That tank used mineralized topsoil, a finnex ray 2, a C02 setup cobbled together from evil bay...

Last week, I posted my latest article 'Potted Plants for Fish Breeding Tanks' (10 pages, lots of pictures) on my website. Article has new data since 2017 and resulted from a recent talk I gave to Raleigh Aquarium Society. None of the tanks have any filters or water circulation. Most have just...